| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 399 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Part 1. Earliest Christian literature outside the New Testament -- Apostolic fathers -- Greek apologists -- Acts of the martyrs -- Beginnings of aprocryphal, popular, and heretical literature -- Part 2. Christian literature in the late Second century -- Irenaeus -- Clement of Alexandria -- Tertullian -- Other literature from the same period -- Part 3. Christian literature in the Third century -- Hippolytus -- Origen -- Other Greek authors -- Cyprian of Carthage -- Other Latin authors -- Part 4. From Nicea to Constantinople -- Eusebius to Caesara -- Atahanasius -- Latin wrtiers of the early Fourth century -- Other Greek authors of the early Fourth century -- Great Cappadocians -- Other Greek authors in the later Fourth century -- Ambrose -- Jerome -- Other Latin authors of the late Fourth century -- Christian literature in other languages -- Part 5. Fifth century -- Chronicles and historians -- Augustine -- Figures surrounding Augustine -- Leo the Great -- John Chrysostom -- Alexandrians -- Antiochenes -- Further horizons -- Part 6: Transition into a new age -- West -- East. |
| Summary |
Historical events have long been the standard lens through which scholars have sought to understand the theology of Christianity in late antiquity. The lives of significant theological figures, the rejection of individuals and movements as heretical, and the Trinitarian and christological controversies--the defining theological events of the early church--have long provided the framework with which to understand the development of early Christian belief. In this groundbreaking work, esteemed historian of Christianity Justo González chooses to focus on the literature of early Christianity. Beginning with the epistolary writings of the earliest Christian writers of the second century CE, he moves through apologies, martyrologies, antiheretical polemics, biblical commentaries, sermons, all the way up through Augustine's invention of spiritual autobiography and beyond. Throughout he demonstrates how literary genre played a decisive role in the construction of theological meaning. Covering the earliest noncanonical Christian writings through the fifth century and later, this book will serve as an indispensable guide to students studying the theology of the early church. |
| Subject |
Christian literature, Early -- History and criticism.
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Apostolic Fathers.
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Apostolic Fathers. (OCoLC)fst00811491
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Christian literature, Early. (OCoLC)fst00859261
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Other Form: |
Online version: González, Justo L. History of early Christian literature. Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, [2019] 1611649544 (DLC) 2019005743 (OCoLC)1085579027 |
| ISBN |
9780664264444 (paperback alkaline paper) |
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0664264441 (paperback alkaline paper) |
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